Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research
When Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a long war, the country's economy was in ruins, and public infrastructure and institutions were seriously damaged or destroyed. The new government faced a long process of establishing public-sector organizations to stimulate economic gro...
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2010
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| author | Rahija, Michael Fesha, Iyassu Stads, Gert-Jan |
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| description | When Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a long war, the country's economy was in ruins, and public infrastructure and institutions were seriously damaged or destroyed. The new government faced a long process of establishing public-sector organizations to stimulate economic growth and provide basic services. Strengthening national agricultural research and development (R&D) and extension services was high on the list of priorities. In the first years after independence, the country's agricultural output, as well as its agricultural R&D expenditures, rose rapidly following an influx of support from foreign donors. Nevertheless, renewed conflict with Ethiopia in 1998 led to dramatic cuts in funding from both donors and the national government (Beintema, Okubay, and Debass 2003). In 2008, Eritrea invested 11.7 million nakfas or 1.9 million PPP dollars (in 2005 prices) in agricultural R&D, down from 90 million nakfas or 14 million PPP dollars a decade earlier, which represents a drop of 80 percent. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1543392025-11-06T03:46:44Z Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research Rahija, Michael Fesha, Iyassu Stads, Gert-Jan economic growth research extension programmes When Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a long war, the country's economy was in ruins, and public infrastructure and institutions were seriously damaged or destroyed. The new government faced a long process of establishing public-sector organizations to stimulate economic growth and provide basic services. Strengthening national agricultural research and development (R&D) and extension services was high on the list of priorities. In the first years after independence, the country's agricultural output, as well as its agricultural R&D expenditures, rose rapidly following an influx of support from foreign donors. Nevertheless, renewed conflict with Ethiopia in 1998 led to dramatic cuts in funding from both donors and the national government (Beintema, Okubay, and Debass 2003). In 2008, Eritrea invested 11.7 million nakfas or 1.9 million PPP dollars (in 2005 prices) in agricultural R&D, down from 90 million nakfas or 14 million PPP dollars a decade earlier, which represents a drop of 80 percent. 2010 2024-10-01T14:00:57Z 2024-10-01T14:00:57Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154339 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute National Agricultural Research Institute Rahija, Michael; Fesha, Iyassu; Stads, Gert-Jan. 2010. Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research. ASTI Country Brief. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154339 |
| spellingShingle | economic growth research extension programmes Rahija, Michael Fesha, Iyassu Stads, Gert-Jan Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title | Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_full | Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_fullStr | Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_short | Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_sort | eritrea recent developments in agricultural research |
| topic | economic growth research extension programmes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154339 |
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